William M. McAllister
| William M. McAllister | |
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McAllister in 1928
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| 35th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court | |
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In office 1959–1967 |
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| Preceded by | William C. Perry |
| Succeeded by | William C. Perry |
| 68th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court | |
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In office 1956–1976 |
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| Appointed by | Elmo Smith |
| Preceded by | Earl C. Latourette |
| Succeeded by | Hans A. Linde |
| 41st Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
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In office 1943–1944 |
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| Preceded by | Robert S. Farrell, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Eugene E. Marsh |
| Constituency | Jackson County |
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| Born | August 21, 1896 |
| Died | October 13, 1986 (aged 90) Salem, Oregon |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Middleton McAllister |
William Menzies McAllister (August 21, 1896 – October 13, 1986) was an American politician and jurist in the state of Oregon. He served as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives in the 1940s, served on the Oregon Supreme Court, and was Chief Justice of the court for eight years beginning in 1959.
William McAllister was born on August 21, 1896. In 1928, he graduated from Willamette University College of Law with an LL.B. and was a member of the Delta Theta Phi legal fraternity. He would marry Jean Middleton McAllister, a 1931 graduate of Willamette University. After graduation, he worked in the state of Washington for three years. McAllister then started a law firm in Medford, in Jackson County, Oregon, where he remained for 25 years. The firm is now called Brophy, Mills, Schmor, Gerking, Brophy & Paradis, and was founded in 1942.
In 1937, William M. McAllister represented Oregon house district 19. He was elected as a Republican from Medford, Oregon. He served in the House until 1948. McAllister was selected as Speaker of the Oregon House for the 1943 legislative session. During World War II he was a United States Army captain.
In 1948, he won election to the Oregon State Senate, and served in that chamber during the 1949 session. Also in 1948, and again in 1952, William M. McAllister was a delegate from Oregon to the Republican National Convention, with his wife serving as an alternate in 1948. From 1948 to 1951 he was on the Oregon State Bar's board of governors, followed by the state bar examiners board from 1954 to 1956.
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